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BLENDING IN: WaterRower Inc. CEO and President Peter King demonstrates one of the company’s stationary bikes in its showroom in Warren. King says the aesthetics of the equipment, which resembles furniture, is one of its most functional elements.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

International exercise equipment maker retains startup vibe

(Editor’s note: This is the 10th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
THE REPUTATION of the state of Rhode Island has been damaged by the behavior of state officials during a visit to Philadelphia in March, but how long that damage will last is unclear. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Will there be lasting damage from Philly fiasco?

Rhode Island’s reputation has taken a hit amid reports of a state official’s “bizarre, offensive and unprofessional actions” during a March visit to Philadelphia,...
JUMPED THE BORDER: ­Edward Dow, CEO of Massachusetts-based Solar Cannabis Co., has opened a dispensary in Warwick. He’s seen sales in Rhode Island growing steadily while business in Massachusetts has declined. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations

Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year. Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of Pure­Vita...
IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT: Frederick Reinhardt, CEO and president of Greenwood Credit Union, says more people were turning to Greenwood and other credit unions for auto loans as interest rates changed over the last year. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Suddenly, auto loans popular at credit unions

Frederick Reinhardt immediately noticed something was up – way up – last year shortly after the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates from nearly...

Can biotech hubs coexist?

While Boston has long stood as a regional and ­national life sciences capital, Rhode Island officials and industry leaders believe the Ocean State has...
NAVIGATING SHORTAGES: 
R.I. environmental police officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of striped bass caught by two unidentified fishermen in Narragansett Bay. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management says staff shortages have made it difficult to schedule such law enforcement ­operations. 
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DAVID HANSEN

HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...
SEEING THE LIGHT: Ian Prichett, CEO and president of Lumetta Inc., stands on the floor of the Warwick lighting manufacturer with some of its designs hanging overhead. He says technologies and product designs evolve quickly in the lighting world, so he’s constantly spending time on the floor and learning from each ­department.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Prichett continuing his father’s illuminating work at Lumetta

(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Is iGaming worth gambling on?

Supporters of expanding casino gambling to online table games in Rhode Island are hoping they hold the necessary cards of persuasion to get iGaming...
Neil D. ­Steinberg 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: He helped raise and give out $693M, but outgoing...

Neil D. Steinberg has never worked as hard as he has over the last 15 years. But he has also enjoyed every moment of...
WAITING GAME: Jeffrey Cascione, senior vice president in charge of commercial lending at Navigant Credit Union, is eagerly awaiting the details of the U.S. Small Business Administration opening its flagship loan programs to financial technology companies.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

New SBA loan rules spark debate among politicians, lenders

Impending changes at the U.S. Small Business Administration are stirring up whirlwinds of controversy – in Rhode Island and in Washington, D.C. – as...
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